From: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: Re: _PAGE_ACCESSED question
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:39:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <OF175C5711.E2611646-ONC12576A8.0029EAEC-C12576A8.002A1327@transmode.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF638EF1BD.8D8D16E1-ONC12576A5.0061F7F5-C12576A5.00621EFE@LocalDomain>
Try asking the below question again:
Joakim Tjernlund/Transmode wrote on 08/01/2010 18:51:44:
>
> I hacking on 8xx ppc TLB handlers and I wonder about the _PAGE_ACCESSED
> pte flag. Normally one set this flag in the TLB handler iff PRESENT is also set.
> I know ACCESSED is used by SWAP but what more uses it?
> I wonder because most embedded systems does not have SWAP so it is
> tempting to skip updating ACCESSED in the TLB handler to save a few insn's
> and a pte write when swap is disabled.
>
> I also wonder if it allowed to clear the ACCESSED flag
> when PRESENT is also cleared.
>
> Jocke
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